2013A NASA RallyCross Challenge Season
| 2013A NASA RallyCross season | |
|---|---|
| 250px | |
| NASA RallyCross Challenge | |
| Season | |
| Races | |
| Start date | 13 January 2013 |
| End date | 27 January 2013 |
| Awards | |
| Drivers' champion | 22px Dylan Livengood |
| Constructors' Champion | 22px Revolution Racing |
| Privateers' Champion | not awarded |
| Manufacturers' Cup | 22px Mitsubishi |
| Nations' Cup | 22px Germany |
| Tires' Cup | 22px Bridgestone |
| Chronology | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 2012C | 2013B |
The 2013A NASA RallyCross Challenge Season was the fourth season of the NASA RallyCross Challenge. Dylan Livengood and Revolution Racing will return as the defending Drivers and Constructors Champions. The season started on 13 January 2013 and ended prematurely on 27 January, due to a drop in car count because of a cheating controversy centered around Xander Clements. The series then came under pressure from a lawsuit stemming from this incident. Due to this the money awarded to the winner of The Drivers, Constructors, and Manufacturers Championships were withheld by the series.
Contents
Regulation Changes
- The NASA RallyCross rulebook will be strictly enforced and read THROUGHLY before every event.
- To be deemed a Constructor team and run for the Constructors' Championship, a team must have two cars run the entire season.
- Any team/driver that does not run the full season will automatically be entered for the Privateer Cup.
2013A Schedule
| Round | Circuit | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croft RallyCross | 22px Croft, GBR |
| 2 | Valkenwaard RallyCross | 22px Valkenwaard, NED |
| 3 | Gifhorn RallyCross | 22px Gifhorn, GER |
2013A Drivers and Teams
| NASA RallyCross Car Entries eligible to score constructor points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Constructor | Individual Team | No. | Driver | Rds |
| Citroën (Citroën Xsara) |
22px Citroën Red Bull World RallyCross Team | MRT Red Bull RallyCross Team | 81 | 22px Josh Mertz | All |
| HWR Red Bull RallyCross Team | 524 | 22px Cody Erdmann | All | ||
| 22px Citroën Junior World RallyCross Team | PCK Red Bull RallyCross Team | 6 | 22px Dylan Smith | 1-2 | |
| XCR Red Bull RallyCross Team | 36 | 22px Xander Clements | 1-2 | ||
| 22px Citroën NnN Racing | RC Cola Hu-Pa Motorsports | 35 | 22px Nick DiPalmo | 1-2 | |
| RC Race Team | 75 | 22px Nick Kahrs | 1-3 | ||
| Ford (Ford Focus) |
22px MONSTER Ford World Rally Team | Fessler AutoSport | 5 | 22px Andrew Fessler | All |
| Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi Lancer) |
22px Revolution Racing | Rockstar Energy Revolution Racing | 1 | 22px Dylan Livengood | All |
| Rockstar Energy Revolution Racing | 2 | 22px Chris Wetz | All | ||
| 22px Revolution Racing Junior Team | SPEED Energy DK Racing | 24 | 22px David Krikorian | 1-2 | |
| Bambi Racing | 39 | 22px Case Brinksma | 1-2 | ||
| 22px Schwartz Motorsports | DLB RallyCross | 15 | 22px Daniel Bellamy | 1-2 | |
| Schwartz RallyCross | 67 | 22px Andrew Schwartz | 1-2 | ||
| Subaru (Subaru Impreza) |
22px Prestige WorldWide | MattyICE RallyCross | 32 | 22px Matt Wishart | 1-2 |
| NASA RallyCross Car Privateer Cup Entries | |||||
| Citroën (Citroën Xsara) |
22px TP Enterprises | Lil Weasel RallyCross Team | 6 | 22px Dylan Smith | 3 |
| Tpacch Motor Companies | 55 | 22px Timmy Pacchioli | 1-2 | ||
| Ford (Ford Focus) |
22px Koninklijke Nederlandse de Autosport | Super de Boer Rallycross Team | 27 | 22px Tristan Hagenstein | 1-2 |
| Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi Lancer) |
22px Howe Autosport | Brandon Howe RallyCross | 83 | 22px Brandon Howe | 2 |
| Subaru (Subaru Impreza) |
22px Prestige WorldWide | Turtle Beach RallyCross | 41 | 22px Brian Mercurio | 1 |
| 22px Smokey RallyCross | Kodak RallyCross | 77 | 22px Jacob Liestman | 1 | |
| 22px MONSTER Subaru World Rally Team | MONSTER Subaru RallyCross | 527 | 22px Zack Johnson | 3 | |
Team and Driver Changes
- Dylan Livengood and Chris Wetz will inherit cars #1 and #2, due to Livengoods' and Revolutions' Championships.
- Josh Mertz returns to the #81.
- Xander Clements moves into the second Citroen WRXT car, due to having a higher average finish than Cody Erdmann.
- Koninklijke Nederlandse de Autosport purchases the assets of Great Lakes Motorsports. Tristan Hagenstein still retains the race seat.
- Andrew Schwartz purchases the assets of Webler Motorsports, teaming up with Daniel Bellamy.
- Brandon Lambert is looking for a teammate.
- John Gregorio joins with the new team United World RallyCross Team
- Nick Kahrs joins Nick DiPalmo at his team, and switches from his independent Ford Focus to a Citroën Xsara.
- Citroën, as a result, makes NnN Racing a works team, operating separately from the Red Bull/Junior teams.
- Revolution starts up their Junior team, with David Krikorian and Case Brinksma.
- At the 11th hour, Matt Wishart announces Brian Mercurio as his teammate at Prestige WorldWide.
- Midweek before Valkenswaard, Citroën called Cody Erdmann back up to the works squad.
- As a result, Xander Clements goes back to the Junior Team.
- After Valkenswaard, Dylan Smith left Citroën Junior.
- During Practice for Germany, Xander Clements was found to have illegal traction control on his Citroën. All driver/constructor points have been revoked from car #36, and Citroën Junior was removed from semi-works status.
Race Summaries
| Round | Race name | Podium finishers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Manufacturer | ||
| 1 | 22px Round of Croft | 1 | 66 | 22px David Krikorian | 22px Revolution Racing Junior Team | 22px Mitsubishi |
| 2 | 32 | 22px Matt Wishart | 22px Prestige WorldWide | 22px Subaru | ||
| 3 | 81 | 22px Josh Mertz | 22px Citroën Red Bull World RallyCross Team | 22px Citroën | ||
| 2 | 22px Round of Valkenswaard | 1 | 524 | 22px Cody Erdmann | 22px Citroën Red Bull World RallyCross Team | 22px Citroën |
| 2 | 66 | 22px David Krikorian | 22px Revolution Racing Junior Team | 22px Mitsubishi | ||
| 3 | 1 | 22px Dylan Livengood | 22px Revolution Racing | 22px Mitsubishi | ||
| 3 | 22px Round of Germany | 1 | 1 | 22px Dylan Livengood | 22px Revolution Racing | 22px Mitsubishi |
| 2 | 524 | 22px Cody Erdmann | 22px Citroën Red Bull World RallyCross Team | 22px Citroën | ||
| 3 | 199 | 22px Aaron Johnson | 22px Aaron Johnson Racing | 22px Ford | ||
Championship Standings
Races and Results
| Championship leader table | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race | Championship leader | Lead |
| 22px Croft | 22px David Krikorian | 3 |
| 22px Valkenswaard | 11 | |
| 22px Gifhorn | 22px Dylan Livengood | 8 |
2013A Drivers' Championship
Points are awarded to the top 16 finishers.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th- | Heat Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
BOLD - Driver won their heat, they get an extra bonus point |
2013A Constructors' Championship
|
BOLD - Driver won their heat, they get an extra bonus point |